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Title: Been Way Too Long
Post by: grillo on March 08, 2009, 04:33:47 PM
I'm just curious if anyone has heard any boots from when the guys worked on this song for KTSA. Are all of the vocals currently circulating from the 60's ? What work (if any) did the guys do during KTSA? Am I right that they re-recorded it for LA? Also, was it ever actually a song that a guy could play and sing at the piano or was it always just a bunch of chanty feels? Is it two songs combined? My girl's really into the box set version so I busted out all of the others I have and now I'm curious... :P


Title: Re: Been Way Too Long
Post by: the captain on March 08, 2009, 04:50:41 PM
While I have read there was talk of using it on KTSA, I don't recall reading that they actually did any new work on it for that album. I look forward to hearing otherwise, if they did.


Title: Re: Been Way Too Long
Post by: punkinhead on March 08, 2009, 08:17:18 PM
it would be kinda strange but cool to hear BW's early 80s voice next to his golden voice.


Title: Re: Been Way Too Long
Post by: Jason on March 08, 2009, 11:46:49 PM
1968 Brian - I miss you darlin'...
1980 Brian - Ahhhhhhh miss you so haaaaaaaaaaaaaaahd!


Title: Re: Been Way Too Long
Post by: Aegir on March 10, 2009, 03:44:31 AM
They actually made a 25 minute long disco remix of it.

Not really.


Title: Re: Been Way Too Long
Post by: grillo on March 10, 2009, 07:38:02 AM
 :afro


Title: Re: Been Way Too Long
Post by: Andrew G. Doe on March 10, 2009, 11:41:59 AM
While I have read there was talk of using it on KTSA, I don't recall reading that they actually did any new work on it for that album. I look forward to hearing otherwise, if they did.

There was an overdub session, February 11th 1980 at Rumbo.


Title: Re: Been Way Too Long
Post by: the captain on March 10, 2009, 03:21:29 PM
Thanks, Andrew.


Title: Re: Been Way Too Long
Post by: grillo on March 10, 2009, 09:18:31 PM
So, AGD, do you have session info for all of the different versions currently floating around (archaeology etc.)? Also, have you heard any of these KTSA overdubs? Are they revealing in any way?


Title: Re: Been Way Too Long
Post by: Andrew G. Doe on March 10, 2009, 10:43:48 PM
Check the shows & sessions part of 10452 for the dates of the original sessions in 1967 & 1968. Not heard the 1980 tape, but I can't imagine it improved it any.


Title: Re: Been Way Too Long
Post by: Aegir on March 11, 2009, 04:36:40 AM
Was it a vocal overdub or an instrumental overdub? Or both?


Title: Re: Been Way Too Long
Post by: Andrew G. Doe on March 11, 2009, 10:56:23 AM
Instrumental - used some of the Wrecking Crew.


Title: Re: Been Way Too Long
Post by: Sheriff John Stone on March 11, 2009, 01:34:12 PM
With only ten songs on Keeping The Summer Alive, couldn't they have just added it onto the album; they wouldn't have had to bump any of those other classics.


Title: Re: Been Way Too Long
Post by: MBE on March 11, 2009, 01:40:34 PM
I don't think KTSA was the best place for it. Really I would like to see all the 2-fer bonus cuts come out on their own comp (with a vinyl edition of course) along with say another dozen of the best unreleased stuff.


Title: Re: Been Way Too Long
Post by: Bean Bag on March 11, 2009, 01:54:16 PM
I would like to see all the 2-fer bonus cuts come out on their own comp...

Hell yes.  Me too.  Anytime a newly discovered alternate take of say, Bix Beiderbecke, is discovered, it gets restored and released Thank God.  The difference is he's gone, I guess.  But the idea that there's all this unreleased Beach Boys/Brian Wilson stuff makes me crazy.